1、work out
想出,得到(解决方法);解(谜)
Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.
谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈,商定一个折中方案。
It took me some time to work out what was causing this.
我花了一些时间才弄清此事的起因。
(如期)发生;进展(顺利)
Things just didn't work out as planned.
事情根本没有按计划进行。
I hope it will work out well.
我希望进展顺利。
圆满结束;完成
People involved in it think it's a nightmare, but I'm sure it will work itself out.
参与者都觉得这是一场噩梦,但我相信其结局会是圆满的。
2、quite
相当;很;颇
I felt quite bitter about it at the time.
当时我对这件事感到相当怨愤。
I was doing quite well, but I wasn't earning a lot of money.
我干得还算不错,可是挣的钱却不算多。
(用于强调所说的话)很,非常
It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
事实很清楚,我们开枪是出于自卫。
That's a general British failing. In the USA it's quite different.
那是英国人的普遍缺点。在美国,情况就大不一样了。